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Old 05-17-2016, 11:00 PM   #442
XGreen
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Re: No Limit '72 C-10

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Originally Posted by robnolimit View Post
must have missed this post. sorry. This was pretty basic and quick, we just tried to stiffen up the high stress areas. Most of the orange diagonal bracing was 1 1/4" x .120 wall tube. We could have done more, but we were trying to keep it simple. TIP: Triangles are a lot stronger than squares. running tubular bracing in big X's or making big triangle will pay off the best.
Thanks for the reply Rob. Where would you say the "high stress areas" are.

Here is what I came up with. It defiantly stiffened up the frame. No more flexing when you pick up a corner. I still have work to do in the front though.
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